Tag Archives: Leadership

8 Most Common Leadership Styles — Which One Are You?

Rose Leadem — November 8, 2018 — November 8, 2018 To be a successful leader, you have to understand what type of leadership works best for both you and the people you manage. Because if there’s not a fluid match, you can forget about moving a team — and business — forward. So, what’s in … Continue reading 8 Most Common Leadership Styles — Which One Are You? →

How to Identify Employees with Leadership Potential

Leadership Engagement

Brent Holland — November 7, 2018 — November 7, 2018 According to a recent study, 87 percent of employers rank employee retention as a top priority for their business. This statistic comes as no surprise considering the cost to replace an employee now stands anywhere from 16 to 213 percent of the base salary. To … Continue reading How to Identify Employees with Leadership Potential →

5 Essential Leadership Skills Every Business Owner Needs

Leadership Skills

Deborah Sweeney — November 1, 2018 Follow @MyCorporation — November 1, 2018 From manager to creative, small business owners are used to wearing a lot of different hats with their startups. Balancing out the role means being able to act as a leader and that requires certain skills. Every leader may be different, but they … Continue reading 5 Essential Leadership Skills Every Business Owner Needs →

Is It Useful to Attempt Distinctions Between Leadership & Management?

Leadership Skills

JoAnn Corley — October 26, 2018 Follow @joann corley — October 26, 2018 I don’t think so and here’s why… I always appreciate a fellow writer’s attempt to inform and very much appreciate business publications such as Forbes. And yet, I was very disappointed to read an article that yet again tries to make elementary … Continue reading Is It Useful to Attempt Distinctions Between Leadership & Management? →

3 Leadership Buzzwords that Exist for the Best Reasons

Leadership Lessons

Jeannie Walters — October 24, 2018 Follow @jeanniecw — October 24, 2018 Thanks to a fun report from CCW, Customer Contact Week, and some clever customer experience pros (and prose – ha ha,) there is a discussion around leadership buzzwords we should have. According to the report, the list of buzzwords is growing. And I … Continue reading 3 Leadership Buzzwords that Exist for the Best Reasons →

How to Drive Business Results in Your Team Through Leadership

Leadership Lessons

Rick Lepsinger — October 17, 2018 Follow @onpoint_llc — October 17, 2018 Today’s organizations understand the value of effective leadership. The numbers speak for themselves, as companies with top-tier leadership outperform the competition in terms of business performance metrics like profitability, innovation, and retention rates. No one questions that good leadership is critical to driving … Continue reading How to Drive Business Results in Your Team Through Leadership →

4 Ways CMOs Can Avoid the Dangers of Complacent Leadership

Leadership Lessons

Bob Van Rossum — October 15, 2018 Follow @BobVR — October 15, 2018 Walk into the MarketPro offices on any given morning and you’ll that see we are big fans of Starbucks. So, we found it interesting that in an internal letter sent to employees, CEO Kevin Johnson stated that Starbucks would be making major … Continue reading 4 Ways CMOs Can Avoid the Dangers of Complacent Leadership →

Moses Leadership: The Key to Great Business Success

Leadership

Ray Manley — October 1, 2018 Follow @rbmanley — October 1, 2018 I used to work with a guy we called Nemo because he served on a nuclear submarine for many years during the Cold War. We worked together in a tech firm that was developing a new family of products from conductive polymers. I … Continue reading Moses Leadership: The Key to Great Business Success →

How Leadership Improves Employee Retention

Leadership Skills

Rick Goodman — September 25, 2018 Follow @DrRickGoodman — September 25, 2018 hamonazaryan1 / Pixabay Here’s a not-so-secret fact about workplace teams: Employees don’t actually want to work for a pushover. They certainly don’t want to work for someone who lacks values or directions. No, employees crave structure, integrity, vision—in a word, what they want … Continue reading How Leadership Improves Employee Retention →

Ways Active Listening Can Improve Your Leadership

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Rick Lepsinger — September 18, 2018 Follow @onpoint_llc — September 18, 2018 PublicDomainPictures / Pixabay While it may seem like common sense to point out that listening skills are important in the workplace, many leaders do not make enough of an effort to use their active listening skills. According to some studies, the average manager … Continue reading Ways Active Listening Can Improve Your Leadership →